AU762618B2 - Small diameter can end with large opening - Google Patents

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AU762618B2
AU762618B2 AU12835/00A AU1283500A AU762618B2 AU 762618 B2 AU762618 B2 AU 762618B2 AU 12835/00 A AU12835/00 A AU 12835/00A AU 1283500 A AU1283500 A AU 1283500A AU 762618 B2 AU762618 B2 AU 762618B2
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Brian Fields
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Crown Packaging Technology Inc
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Crown Cork and Seal Technologies Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4012—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/001—Action for opening container
    • B65D2517/0014—Action for opening container pivot tab and push-down tear panel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0059—General cross-sectional shape of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0061—U-shaped
    • B65D2517/0062—U-shaped and provided with an additional U-shaped peripheral channel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0068—Ribs or projections in container end panel
    • B65D2517/0071—Ribs or projections in container end panel located externally of tear-out/push-in panel or preformed opening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/50—Non-integral frangible members applied to, or inserted in, a preformed opening
    • B65D2517/5094—Details of frangible member hinge
    • B65D2517/5097—Hinge line off-set from longitudinal axis of opening, i.e. 0 deg.<angle<90 deg.
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S220/00—Receptacles
    • Y10S220/906—Beverage can, i.e. beer, soda

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Containers Opened By Tearing Frangible Portions (AREA)
  • Pens And Brushes (AREA)
  • Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)
  • Dowels (AREA)
  • Devices For Use In Laboratory Experiments (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
AU12835/00A 1998-12-04 1999-11-24 Small diameter can end with large opening Expired AU762618B2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9826602.6A GB9826602D0 (en) 1998-12-04 1998-12-04 Small diameter can end with large opening
GB9826602 1998-12-04
PCT/GB1999/003899 WO2000034137A1 (en) 1998-12-04 1999-11-24 Small diameter can end with large opening

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AU1283500A AU1283500A (en) 2000-06-26
AU762618B2 true AU762618B2 (en) 2003-07-03

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EP (1) EP1135300B2 (pt)
JP (2) JP4689832B2 (pt)
KR (1) KR100632450B1 (pt)
CN (1) CN1094869C (pt)
AT (1) ATE221492T1 (pt)
AU (1) AU762618B2 (pt)
BR (1) BR9915892A (pt)
CA (1) CA2352764C (pt)
DE (1) DE69902404T3 (pt)
DK (1) DK1135300T4 (pt)
ES (1) ES2179685T5 (pt)
GB (1) GB9826602D0 (pt)
MX (1) MXPA01005571A (pt)
MY (1) MY121819A (pt)
PL (1) PL198788B1 (pt)
PT (1) PT1135300E (pt)
WO (1) WO2000034137A1 (pt)
ZA (1) ZA200104181B (pt)

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CA2352764A1 (en) 2000-06-15
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PL348032A1 (en) 2002-05-06
CN1329559A (zh) 2002-01-02
CA2352764C (en) 2007-11-20
KR20010101127A (ko) 2001-11-14
ZA200104181B (en) 2002-08-22
ES2179685T3 (es) 2003-01-16
US20120228296A1 (en) 2012-09-13
CN1094869C (zh) 2002-11-27
EP1135300B1 (en) 2002-07-31
EP1135300A1 (en) 2001-09-26
US7594585B1 (en) 2009-09-29
BR9915892A (pt) 2001-08-21
EP1135300B2 (en) 2012-02-01
ES2179685T5 (es) 2012-03-28
ATE221492T1 (de) 2002-08-15
PL198788B1 (pl) 2008-07-31
DE69902404T2 (de) 2002-11-14
DE69902404D1 (de) 2002-09-05
US20100065568A1 (en) 2010-03-18
MXPA01005571A (es) 2002-04-24
MY121819A (en) 2006-02-28
PT1135300E (pt) 2002-11-29
US8196767B2 (en) 2012-06-12
GB9826602D0 (en) 1999-01-27
JP2010241508A (ja) 2010-10-28
DE69902404T3 (de) 2012-06-28
KR100632450B1 (ko) 2006-10-09
WO2000034137A1 (en) 2000-06-15
DK1135300T3 (da) 2002-10-28
DK1135300T4 (da) 2012-03-12
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